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Tires? Really?

Most work vehicles rarely go above 10 mph, and could probably get away with non-air-filled tyres made of steel if necessary. They'd last forever then.



https://www.mining.com/kal-tire-at-minexpo/ seems to back that assertion up.


They're 50-80k a tire on a cat797 and the truck has 6. Mine roads aren't the same as normal people roads, top layer can vary between what you see on a gravel road to basically really crap with chunks bigger than your fist. Add on to that you're carrying anywhere between 60 to 400 tons.


Pneumatic tires have far superior performance characteristics.

They have steel wheels. They are called sheep foot wheels or compaction wheels. They are much harder on the equipment running them.




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